WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Criminal Court plans to seek an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Read ICC to seek warrant for Sudan's Bashir: report (Links)
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Friday said its top nuclear negotiator and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will hold their next talks on ending the nuclear standoff on July 19, despite Western anger over Tehran's test-firing of several missiles.
Read Iran to hold nuclear talks with EU's Solana on July 19 (Links)
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli police were Friday questioning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a third time over graft allegations that have prompted widespread calls for him to resign.
Read Israeli PM Olmert questioned in graft probe (Links)
PRETORIA (AFP) - A second day of talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition were set to go ahead in South Africa Friday as the parties lay the ground for substantive negotiations on the country's crisis.
Read Zimbabwe talks enter second day in SAfrica (Links)
SEOUL (AFP) - A North Korean soldier shot dead a female South Korean tourist who strayed into a restricted military area during a morning stroll at a resort in the communist North, officials said Friday.
Read South Korean tourist killed by North Korean troops (Links)
PARIS (AFP) - Regional French bank Credit Mutuel said on Friday that it will pay 4.9 billion euros (7.7 billion dollars) to buy the German business of US banking giant Citigroup, hard hit by the financial crisis.
Read French bank announces purchase of Citigroup's German unit (Links)
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will hold talks on ending the atomic standoff on July 19 in Geneva, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday.
Read Iran says Solana nuclear talks July 19 in Geneva (Links)
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government is considering a plan to take over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if their finance problems deepen, US media reported on Friday.
Read US could take over mortgage giants Fannie, Freddie: report (Links)
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The Security Council on Thursday delayed a vote on UN sanctions against Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as the Harare government and its opposition resumed South African-mediated talks.
Read UN delays sanctions vote as Zimbabwe's rival parties talk (Links)
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government is considering a plan to take over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if their finance problems deepen, US media reported Friday.
Read US could take over mortgage giants Fannie, Freddie: report (Links)
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